(AP) -- NASA's chief says it would be tremendous for the space shuttle crew and the nation if Rep. Gabrielle Giffords can watch her astronaut husband launch from Cape Canaveral in April.

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden says the wounded Giffords would be treated "like a normal spouse" if she could attend. She also happens to be the ranking Democrat on the committee that oversees the space agency.

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